Donald Trump rages on Twitter after veterans donations are called into question

Donald
Trump addressing members of the National Rifle Association during
their NRA-ILA Leadership Forum at their annual meeting in
Louisville, Kentucky, on Friday.REUTERS/John Sommers

Donald Trump defended his donations to veterans charities Monday
night amid new questions about his January fund-raiser.

The questions center on Trump's
claims that he donated $1 million to the fund-raiser he held
instead of attending a Republican debate in January. At the
event, he also named other large donations he reportedly
solicited for veterans charities.

But reporters have had a hard time confirming how much money has
actually been distributed to veterans groups. Washington Post
reporter David Fahrenthold on Monday said
on Twitter that he was "still looking for the $1M that
@realdonaldtrump says he
gave vets" since January.

Trump pushed back on the suggestion that he hadn't raised as much
money as he said he did.

"While under no obligation to do so, I have raised between 5
& 6 million dollars, including 1 million dollars from me, for
our VETERANS," Trump tweeted
Monday night. "Nice!"

He continued:
"Much of the money I have raised for our veterans has already
been distributed, with the rest to go shortly to various other
veteran groups."

Trump then attacked the media for its coverage of the subject.

"Amazingly, with all of the money I have raised for the vets, I
have got nothing but bad publicity from the dishonest and
disgusting media," he tweeted.

But Trump's comment that he raised $5 million to $6 million for
veterans came after his campaign said previously that the January
fund-raiser netted a smaller $4.5 million,
according to The Washington Post.

Campaign manager Corey Lewandowski told The Post that some people
who had promised donations for the fund-raiser backed out.
Lewandowski also told The Post that he wasn't sure whether
Trump's $1 million was included in the $4.5 million total he said
was raised.

After Trump's tweetstorm, Fahrenthold clarified what he had found
out so far about the supposed donations.

View his tweets below:

2/ First and foremost, it did raise at least $3.1M for veterans. We know there was $3.1M b/c vets groups got it https://t.co/eL01y8zgYf